MACHINAL

Bill Drain (George H. Jones) recently appeared at Theatre 3 as Dr. Adnan in The Awakening directed by Annie Ward.  Other theatre credits include Cassat and Degas (Edgar Degas), Andy and Edie (Fuzzy Sedgwick), and Soccer Moms from Hell (Schuyler Harrison III).   He has also played the leads in the Atlantic Acting School Directors’ Workshop productions of Arthur Miller’s The Price (Victor) and A View from the Bridge (Eddie Carbone, Bill’s favorite role).  His numerous independent film credits include the starring role of David Wilder, a former matinee idol, in And Then . . . written, directed and produced by two time Emmy-winning filmmaker Christopher Dalrymple.  He has appeared as a lead in the popular Nippon TV (Japan) show World’s Astonishing News as Tom O’Donnell, a charming con man - and murderer.  Bill is grateful to Dana Dobreva and the Zephyer Rep/Wings Theatre for the opportunity to participate in this production of Sophie Treadwell’s fascinating play, Machinal.

Tina Mavrikidis (Mother). Tina performed in the church for over 15 years.  During that time she was encouraged to "Go into the Real World" and perform.  Three years ago she did just that!  Tina has been performing in Indie Films, Student Films, Music Videos and even did a webisode for Comedy Central.  Her NY debut was in a play called: "A Promise Best Kept" at The Theatre for The New City.  The play met with rave reviews and so did Tina's performance.  Here's what Andrew Martin said about her:  "However, it is Tina Mavrikidis, in multiple roles as neighbor Edna, birth mother Catherine, and a short bit as policewoman Lutella, who simply grabs every moment by the throat and won't let go!"  Tina would like to thank Dana Dobreva for all her insight and direction!  She would also like to thank Anna Podolak for being the perfect daughter!  :)  It was a real blessing working with all of the very talented cast and crew!

Logan Ford (Filing Clerk / Bailiff / Priest).  This is Logan’s New York stage debut.  Past credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, The Seagull, Macbeth, You Can't Take it With You, 12^th Annual Flannel Shorts, The Tales of the Lost Formicians, Holiday, and Lysistrata at UNCG Theatre as well as Henry V at North Carolina Governor's School.  Education: BFA Acting degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Yuval Segal (Adding Clerk / Doctor / Judge) is an actor, a writer, a dubbing actor, director and translator. Yuval was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel. After serving in the army as a film maker, he started acting in plays such as Conversation with my Father, Marvin's Room, and wrote and acted in the Israeli sitcom Hapijamot. Yuval contributed his voice in Hebrew for movies such as Ice Age – The Meltdown, Over the Hedge, The Simpson's movie, Toy Story 1 & 3 and more. Yuval Came to New York in 2007, graduate the "The New Actors Workshop" and acted in the plays Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (The Premise Theatre) and Nights Before (The Theatre Project). Yuval would like to thank Dana Dobreva, the Zephyer Rep Productions and the cast & crew of “Machinal” for this unique experience.

Dana Dobreva (Director) is a resident director at Zephyer Rep. Credits include: Bird House, Buried, Arrested, Polaroid Stories, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Butterfly, and two original musicals: Soul Notes and Puppets and Shadows. Dana has studied Balinese shadow puppetry, masked-dance drama, Dervish dancing, Cham mysteries, Commedia dell’Arte, and Beijing opera as part of the Rhodopi International Theatre Laboratory. She has also taught theater in Namibia and researched Afro-Brazilian dances and tango in South America.